Manufacturers always strive to eliminate waste in their production. One of the major tasks of the purchasing and planning department is to buy raw materials and produce parts according to the bill of materials (BOM) and customer demands, ensuring...
Manufacturers always strive to eliminate waste in their production. One of the major tasks of the purchasing and planning department is to buy raw materials and produce parts according to the bill of materials (BOM) and customer demands, ensuring...
Digitalization allows industrial SMEs to introduce effective processes to mass produce higher-quality products at lower costs. When talking about technologies, the cornerstones that are shaping Industry 4.0 for businesses of all sizes.
Introducing Industry 4.0 is always a disruptive and challenging process for businesses and their employees. Manufacturers are progressively getting familiar with the idea of the smart factory and it is becoming hard to ignore its advancements towards becoming the...
Digital transformation is a buzzword of the decade in manufacturing. Factories are investing in digital technology solutions such as: Smarter, network-connected machine controllers and PLCs, Automation, Data analysis software, and IoT sensors
The article takes a look at ten examples of real-world manufacturing examples from Asia Pacific (APAC) that have adopted digital manufacturing with varying success.
We all learned about the Industrial Revolution in history class—how steam-powered machines transformed manufacturing starting in the late 1700s. But the consensus view is that there have been multiple industrial revolutions since the Industrial Revolution. The second one (the...